Best Time to Visit Lagos
The best time to visit Lagos is August and November to April, when the average temperature is 25–28°C and rainfall is low for Lagos, at 24–125 mm a month.
Lagos weather by month
The wettest month in Lagos is September with 245 mm of rain, and the warmest is March at an average 28°C. The coolest is August at 25°C.
| Month | Average temperature | Rainfall | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C / 79°F | 25 mm | Best |
| February | 27°C / 81°F | 32 mm | Best |
| March | 28°C / 82°F | 71 mm | Best |
| April | 28°C / 82°F | 125 mm | Best |
| May | 27°C / 81°F | 189 mm | Wet |
| June | 26°C / 79°F | 243 mm | Wet |
| July | 25°C / 77°F | 205 mm | Wet |
| August | 25°C / 76°F | 114 mm | Best |
| September | 25°C / 78°F | 245 mm | Wet |
| October | 26°C / 79°F | 202 mm | Wet |
| November | 27°C / 80°F | 71 mm | Best |
| December | 27°C / 80°F | 24 mm | Best |
How we pick the best months
- Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Lagos: under 150 mm, and no more than 149 mm, a quarter above Lagos's median month (never set below 60 mm).
- If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
- Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 149 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.
Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.
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Where these numbers come from
Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Murtala Muhammed (LOS) at 6.58, 3.32. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.